Extractive Industries and Mining
Discovery of Lithium foreshadows the resource curse in Goromonzi
Mary Nyadome Zimbabwe has suffered from the resource curse in years gone by without recourse from the government set to...
A cry for help
Residents in Mahatshula, a suburb in Zimbabwe’s second largest city have adapted to fear as their new normal. Artisanal miners...
Illegal mining activities are a cause for concern for Emhlangeni community
Emhlangeni residents in Bulawayo Ward 3 have implored Bulawayo City Council to address the issue of illegal mining activities taking...
Sefikile village worried about the reopening of mines
Statistics around COVID-19 are not good and the changes announced pertaining the mining sector expose us as mining host communities...
Opening of mines, a cause for concern for Sefikile Community
The lockdown extension will see mining companies operating with reduced capacity and we, as Sefikile Village, know that we are...
Boy loses life due to irresponsible mining activity
On Sunday the 7th of July 2019, around 1500hrs at Vosman under Emalahleni Local Municipality in Mpumalanga Province, when a...
Terrible blast in Vosman
On Thursday the 14th of March 2019, one of the seven mines at Vosman under Emalahleni Municipality (ELM) in Mpumalanga...
Diamond workers staying in squalid conditions
By Cosmas Sunguro The workers of Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) in Manicaland are living in squalid conditions with the...
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